Edward T. Horn, PharmD, has been appointed as Associate Director of Cardiac Transplantation in the UPMC Advanced Heart Failure Program.

Horn has served as a clinical pharmacist in cardiac transplant and mechanical circulatory support since 2018 and will continue to support the Artificial Heart Program. Horn is recognized as an…

Johnson Receives Clinical Practice Award, Elected Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Pitt Pharmacy faculty member Heather Johnson, PharmD, BCPS, was recognized by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) earlier this fall when she was awarded with a Clinical Practice Award…

Pitt Pharmacy Ranks Second Nationwide in Residency Match

Pitt Pharmacy students have placed second among schools of pharmacy in residency match rate after the first round of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Resident Matching…

Coons Honored with ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Residency Excellence Preceptor Award

Pitt-UPMC Residency Programs Receive Maximum Accreditation

Nine pharmacy residency programs, offered in conjunction between Pitt Pharmacy and UPMC, recently received the maximum 8-year cycle of accreditation from ASHP!

New Fellowship Program and Initial Recruit at PittPharmacy

PittPharmacy is pleased to announce the development of a new fellowship program in implementation science and pharmacoanalytics. This fellowship is a collaboration between PittPharmacy, UPMC, and…

Little Did They Know Just How Critical Their Work Would Be

PittPharmacy’s Grace Lamsam Pharmacy Program for the Underserved: Ensuring Patient Access to Medication and Health Monitoring during COVID-19 Pandemic

Coons Appointed Chair ACCP Cardiology PRN

PittPharmacy faculty member Jim Coons, PharmD, FCCP, BCCP was invited to present at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 2019 Annual Meeting,…

Awards Abound for PittPharmacy from PPA

Pitt Pharmacy was awarded multiple times from the Pennsylvania Pharmacist Association (PPA), with recipients including alumni, faculty and our Dean Patricia Kroboth!

Saenz Discusses Need For Pharmacist Change and Adaptations

Rafael Saenz, PharmD, MS, FASHP was the guest lecturer for the James P. and Nancy A. Mastrian Young Professionals Lecture Series on Monday, September 23,…

PittPharmacy Member Coons Chair-elect ACCP Cardiology Practice Research Network PittPharmacy faculty member Jim Coons, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology was elected as Chair-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Cardiology Practice and Research Network (PRN…

Moreland Appointed to ACCP National Resident Advisory Committee. Lindsay M.

Ayers Presents at American Geriatrics Society 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Gina Ayers, PharmD, a current  PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy Resident at UPMC St. Margaret, presented her poster "Outpatient Medication Burden of Patients Prior to Hospital Death" during the Presidential…

McGivney Active with AACP Initiative and ACC Conferences Associate Dean for Community Partnerships Melissa A. Somma McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA  has been appointed by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) to the American Pharmacists…

PittPharmacy Faculty Benedict and Team Honored for Outstanding Work in National Pharmacy Journal Associate Professor Neal Benedict and co-authors have been awarded the 2018 Rufus A. Lyman Award by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. This award is presented annually to the author(s…